| A | B |
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| political map | shows state or country boundaries |
| physical map | shows mountains, lakes, and rivers |
| directional indicator | another name for a compass rose |
| scale | shows what a measurement on a map equals in real life |
| absolute location | calculated using latitude and longitude |
| relative location | location of a place in relation to other places |
| primary sources | first hand accounts |
| GIS (Geographic Information Systems) | a software program that gathers information to make and manipulate maps |
| color, symbols, lines | used to show information on a map |
| mental map uses | carry out daily activities, give directions, understand world events |
| latitude lines | parallels that RUN east and west but MEASURE north and south |
| longitude lines | Meridians that RUN north and south but MEASURE east and west |
| mercator projection | used for ship navigation |
| robinson projection | used for data representation |
| polar projection | useful for plane navigation |
| bias | interpreting and judging phenomena, events, places and people in terms particular to one's own culture |
